Lionel Messi would cost Manchester City half a billion pounds if they went ahead with what would be the biggest signing in Premier League history before the start of the season. City were thought to be considering a sensational swoop for Messi after he handed in a transfer request at Barcelona and demanded to be […]
Test skipper Azhar Ali came in for criticism over his form and leadership during their 1-0 series defeat in England but the 35-year-old said the thought of stepping down as captain never entered his mind. Pakistan dominated much of the opening Test in Manchester but England pulled off a memorable three-wicket victory by riding a […]
SunRisers Hyderabad’s batting mentor VVS Laxman is confident the quality of cricket will not suffer even if the matches of the upcoming IPL are played in front of empty stands owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moved out of India due to the health crisis, the 13th edition of the world’s biggest T20 league will be […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with a brilliant undefeated 141, but England still enforced the follow-on at Southampton on Sunday as James Anderson was left frustratingly short of becoming the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets. Pakistan were dismissed for 273, a huge 310 runs behind England’s imposing 583-8 declared, […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Teenaged pace sensation Naseem Shah and young batsman Haider Ali were named in the shortlisted 17-man Pakistan squad named on Friday for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 International series against England. The 17-year-old Naseem has been a regular feature in Test cricket since making his debut against Australia last November, while 19-year-old Haider has been […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has hired the services of icon Mohammad Yousuf as batting coach at the National High Performance Centre (NHPC) besides also reshuffling the domestic coaches’ panel as well as bringing in new members of the national selection committee, headed by Misbah-ul-Haq. Overall, 39 new coaching appointments, including three in the […]
ISLAMABAD: After criticism over the amount of time lost during the drawn second Test between Pakistan and England in Southampton, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is considering more flexible start times to make up for lost play due to poor weather and bad light during the third and final Test of the series. […]
The Delhi Capitals performed well last season to make it to the knock-outs and the team will be looking to do the same in this season of the IPL. DC have added a bunch of talented new faces to their squad and have been boltered by the addition of some senior Indian international players. One […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appealed in the World Court of Arbitration against the decision of its own-appointed independent adjudicator, reducing the ban on Test cricketer Umar Akmal from 36 months to 18 months in two different cases registered under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct in February this year. Umar was handed over 36 […]
SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas took two wickets on Monday as a weather-interrupted second Test against England at Southampton ended in a predictable draw. England were 110-4 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 236 when home captain Joe Root (nine not out) declared to hasten the end of a match ahead of what would have […]